Roger is a former entrepreneur who invests in talented founders building innovative consumer-technology companies in sectors including e-commerce, online gaming, digital health, financial technology/blockchain and online education, among others. He has a particular focus on companies offering products and services through online marketplaces and, in 2019, introduced the Battery Marketplace Index, which tracks the world’s largest, publicly traded marketplace businesses.

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Roger’s current consumer investments span these sectors and include Belong; Coinbase; Epic!; Gen.G; Marco Polo; Modern Health; Niantic; PlayVS; Rally; Scopely; StockX; and Wag!. His previous, exited consumer investments are Angie’s List (NASDAQ: ANGI); Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN); HotelTonight (acquired by Airbnb); SafetyWeb (acquired by Experian); Send the Trend (acquired by QVC); TrialPay (acquired by Visa); Trip.com (acquired by Ctrip); and World Golf Tour (acquired by TopGolf).

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Roger also has been an active investor in business-focused software companies. His previous software investments include 6Sense (acquired by Insight); BlueJeans Network (acquired by Verizon); BlueKai (acquired by Oracle); FreeWheel (acquired by Comcast); Gainsight (acquired by Vista Equity); Insitu (acquired by Boeing); Neoteris (acquired by NetScreen); Platfora (acquired by Workday); and Vera (acquired by HelpSystems). He remains involved with business-software companies BrightEdge, Entelo, Live Intent, Lotame, Narvar and PrimeRevenue.

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Before joining Battery, Roger spent 10 years as an entrepreneur and operator. He was the co-founder and president of NetMarket, an ecommerce company that executed the first retail transaction on the Internet in 1994.  NetMarket was acquired by Cendant Corporation. Roger also co-founded Corio, a leading managed-service provider that went public and was later acquired by IBM.  Finally, he co-founded SMART, a non-profit that provides disadvantaged students access to educational opportunities, personal experiences and social support services to foster academic excellence and access to a college education. Roger has been named to the Forbes Midas List and graduated with distinction from Yale University with a BA in political science.